# 119-hr-2307: To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.

119-hr-2307, To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2307
- Congress: 119
- Title: To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a commission to study and recommend ways to modernize and streamline National Agricultural Statistics Service data collection.** The commission would focus on improving survey quality, timeliness, and stakeholder confidence while assessing costs and implementation options. - Farmers and producers: Would seek ways to reduce survey fatigue and improve producer response rates, and aim to generate more timely data on specialty crops. - Researchers, markets, and policymakers: Would provide an inventory of NASS surveys and frequency, and recommend using more real-time statistical and environmental data to improve regional and local estimates. - Federal agencies and USDA staff: Would have to supply information when requested by the commission and could accelerate adoption of new technologies to reduce the number of surveys. - Congress and agriculture committees: Would receive a report within two years with administrative, regulatory, and legislative recommendations to implement modernization and streamlining. *Would authorize $1.0 million to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the commission, increasing federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Commission to modernize farm data and surveys: benefit, low. This bill would create an 11-member commission to update how USDA collects and reports farm data. It would look at improving data quality, using new tech to cut surveys, raising response rates, adding real-time and specialty-crop data, and increasing transparency with stakeholders. Appointments wou…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2307 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2307)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2307 (as of 2026-04-21).